A student measures the time period of 100 oscillations of a simple pendulum four times. The data set is 90 s, 91s, 95s and 92s. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is 1s, then the reported mean time should be :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The mean reading is s. The mean absolute deviation is s. Since the clock can be read only to its least count of 1 s, this uncertainty is reported to that precision, rounding to 2 s, so the time period should be stated as s.
JEE Main · 2016 · 03 Apr 2016 · Offline · Single correct option